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W. Rutland Quarries (N. of Rt. 4)

Producer in Rutland county in Vermont, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081819
MRDS ID W044193
Record type Site
Current site name W. Rutland Quarries (N. of Rt. 4)
Alternate or previous names W. Rutland Quarries N. of Rt. 4, Includes, From N To S, Manhatten, Sheldon Continue In General Comments

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.05313, 43.60859 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Relative position 0.8 TO 1.5 MILES N, NW OF WEST RUTLAND, VERMONT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rutland(county)

Vermont(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Rutland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ticonderoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Glens Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Vermont Rutland

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRIES FORM A N, NW TRENDING LINE 0.8 MILES LONG.
  • Location Is For the Centrally Located Main #2 Quarry
  • The Vermont Italien and Shuttleworth Are 0.1 and 0.15 Miles South, Southeast of the Smokerise Quarry, Respectively.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR POLISHED DIMENSION STONE, MOSTLY CONSTRUCTION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Shelburne Formation, Columbian Member
    Rock description Shelburne Formation, Columbian Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) Chipman Formation - Bascom Formation
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N, NW
    Dip 35-45 E
    Thickness 60.96M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE IS OVER TURNED TO THE WEST.
  • The Anticlinal Structure Is Over Turned To the West.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1835

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gawet Marble And Granite Inc. Rutland, Vt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 10.514HA
    Overall depth 106.68M
    Overall length 1219.2M
    Overall width 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • AREA MEASUREMENT INCLUDES ALL QUARRIES. THERE IS A SERIES OF TUNNELS ALONG THE STRIKE OF THE DEPOSIT. THE COVERED KITCHEN QUARRY IS THE DEEPEST OF THE GROUP.

Comments on development

  • GAWET IS WORKING SEVERAL OF THE QUARRIES IN THIS GROUP ON A SEASONAL BASIS WITH VERY LIMITED PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRILL, P. AND CHAFFEE, R., 1964, VERMONT MINES AND MINERAL LOCALITIES: (MONTSHIRE MUSEUM; HANOVER, NH), P. 51.

  • Deposit

    DALE, T.N., 1914, THE COMMERCIAL MARBLES OF WESTERN VERMONT: VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST, 9TH REPORT (1913-1914), PP. 111-117.

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS: VERMONT MARBLE CO.; PROCTOR, VT.

  • Deposit

    Dale, T.N., 1914, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).Dale, T.N., 1914, The Calcite Marble And Dolomite Of Eastern Vermont: 9th Annual Report, Vermont State Geologist (1913-1914).

  • Deposit

    Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.Morrill, P. And Chaffee, R., 1964, Vermont Mines And Mineral Locations: Montshire Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, 50 P.

  • Deposit

    Unpublished Company Records: Vermont Marble Co.; Proctor , Vt.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS GIVEN INCLUDES THE DOLOMITE BEDS.
Deposit ALSO INCLUDES; SHERMAN, FOSTER, CLEMENT, BARNES, BAXTER, RIPLEY, GILSON, UPPER GILSON, WEST BLUE, NEW OPENING, COVERED, COVERED KITCHEN AND COVERED BOTTOM QUARRIES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-JAN-2003 L. G. Woodruff U.S. Geological Survey checked references; location; commodities; ore materials
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 McBean, Alan J. (Ratte, Charles A.) Vermont Agency of Environmental Conservation

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